Group Lessons
The club’s group lessons at BB&N – a series of 10 – will begin Sunday, December 4, 2011, and continue through February 19, 2012. (There will be no classes on December 25 or January 1.) The teachers will reserve February 26 as a make-up date. The lesson series is $100 for registrations received by Thursday, December 1, and $110 thereafter.

Maximum class size is eight. For classes with more than eight students, we will add an assistant teacher or add a section.

If fewer than four students register for a class, the class will be cancelled and the teacher will be available to give semi-private or private lessons to interested students during the scheduled time.

Class descriptions and schedule are provided on the next page. If you have questions, email the CSC at cambridgeskatingclub@comcast.net.

Please send registration forms with a check (payable to the Cambridge Skating Club) to the CSC at 40 Willard Street, Cambridge 02138.

The club's lessons program is open to members only.
Download [PDF]: Group Lesson Program, including Enrollment Form, 2011–2012

 

Sunday Group Lesson Dates
December 4
December 11
December 18
January 8
January 15
January 22
January 29
February 5
February 12
February 19
February 26 (make-up date)

 

Private or Semi-Private Lessons
Members interested in scheduling private lessons with one of our group-lesson instructors should call the instructor directly to arrange a mutually convenient time.

 

Brush-Up Lessons on Opening Sunday at BB&N
Are you or your children feeling a bit rusty after six months off the ice? On Opening Day at BB&N (November 28), Andrew Miller Korda and Brin Adams will be available to give short private or semi-private brush- up lessons of 10 to 15 minutes. Email them directly to schedule.

 

Group Lesson Teachers

Brin Adams
603-548-6391 (c)
brinadams@hotmail.com
This season will be Brin’s fifth at the CSC. Brin is a former competitive ice dancer at the Skating Club of Boston, placing fifth at the senior level in the 2007 and 2008 Pacific Coast sectionals and earning the rank of a U.S. Nationals alternate. Brin began skating competively at age 12, rising early in the morning for before-school practice through high school. A Goldlevel ice dancer, she has taught group learn-to-skate lessons and privates for eight years and is on staff at the Skating Club at Dartmouth (New Hampshire), Central New Hampshire Skating Academy, and the Granite State Figure Skating Club. Brin majored in music education at Keene State College, and is beginning an off-ice career as a music teacher.

 

 

Andrew Miller Korda
207-590-7366 (c)
Andrew@amkorda.com
New to the CSC this season, Andrew Miller Korda was the gold medalist in U.S. Intermediate Dance in 2007 and bronze medalist in U.S. Novice Dance in 2008. (Last November, he skated with champion ice dancer Miss Massachusetts 2010, Loren Galler Rabinowitz, in the opening show at the Frog Pond.) A former member of the U.S. Olympic development team, Andrew has worked with some of the sport’s leading coaches and teachers. He has six years of teaching experience at the Skating Club of Boston as well as his home clubs in Maine. Andrew has coached Boston University’s national championship collegiate figure skating team, and is currently finishing his bachelor’s degree at the university.

 

 

Children
All of the children’s lessons run for 30 minutes. Class size is capped at eight. If demand for a particular children’s class is greater than eight, we will try to offer an additional session or add an assistant instructor.

Please note that protective helmets are required for beginners, age eight and younger, and recommended for older beginners. It is also important that skates be of good quality and fit properly to ensure a positive lesson experience.

Beginners for Children with Little or No Skating Experience, Age 4 and 5
Beginners for Children Who Are Already Comfortable on the Ice, Age 5 and 6
Both classes provide a basic introduction to skating – the goals being balance and movement on the ice with confidence. Given the young age of the children in both classes, a parent (or responsible caretaker) for each student must be available on the ice until the child is confident on his or her own. own.

Older Beginners, Age 7 to 10
Intended for students with little skating experience, this class will introduce basic skating skills with an emphasis on balancing, gliding, skating backwards, skating on one foot, and stopping.

Advanced Beginners
This class is for skaters with prior skating experience who have controlled backward skating ability. The class will concentrate on increasing power in forward and backward skating, correct use of blades for pushing, control of edges (forward and backward, inside and outside), and strengthening skating on one foot. Some freestyle elements may be introduced.

Intermediates
This class is for skaters who have mastered the skills in Advanced Beginners. Here students will increase their skills in freestyle elements, including forward and backward crossovers, and simple turns and jumps.

 

New Class, Age 8 to Adult
Power/Edge Class, Age 8 to Adult
This class will focus on power, basic skating skills, and overall edge quality. It is designed to help skaters at all levels, including hockey players, strengthen their stroking skills at different speeds and tempos as well as strengthen footwork.

 

Adults
Adult Beginners
Basics for beginners and those who wish to review the mechanics of skating. Emphasis will be on forward and backward skating, negotiating corners (crossovers), easy turns, and stops.

Adult Advanced Beginners and Up
This class is for skaters with experience and ability to skate forward, backwards, and maintain edge control. The focus of the class will be determined by the interests of the students.

 

Lesson Times: Sundays at BB&N

Adult Beginners with Brin Adams
11:00 am – 11:30 am

Adult Advanced Beginners with Andrew Miller Korda
11: 00 am – 11:30 am

Beginners, Age 4 and 5 (no previous skating experience) with Brin Adams
11:30 am – 12:00 pm

Beginners, Age 7 to 10, with Andrew Miller Korda
11:30 am – 12:00 am

Break for Ice Re-surfacing:
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm

Beginners, Age 5 and 6 (already comfortable on the ice) with Andrew Miller Korda
12:15 pm – 12:45 pm

Advanced Beginners with Brin Adams
12:15 pm – 12:45 pm

Children’s Intermediates with Brin Adams
12:45 pm – 1:15 pm

Power/Edge Class, Age 8 to Adult, with Andrew Miller Korda
12:45 pm – 1:15 pm